What color is #97847C?

#97847C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97847C?

The RGB value is 151, 132, 124: 151 red, 132 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97847C?

The complementary color is #7C8F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97847C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97847C color

#97847C rgb(151, 132, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97847C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 51.8% green and 48.6% blue (151, 132, 124).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 18% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#97847C color codes

HEX	`#97847C`
RGB	`rgb(151, 132, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 51.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 18%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.62, 5.84, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.62, 9.09, 50.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.652, 24.538, 22.503)`
Decimal	`9929852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97847C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #97847C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97847C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #97847C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97847c; }
.text { color: #97847c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97847c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 132 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97847c, #97927c); }

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Questions

What color is #97847C?: #97847C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97847C?: The RGB value is 151, 132, 124: 151 red, 132 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97847C?: The complementary color is #7C8F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97847C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.